Dinner With Faculty: Sarah Treul Roberts

Wednesday, March 8 | 6:30 p.m.
The Carolina Club
106 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill

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Enjoy dinner with faculty member Sarah Treul Roberts, March 8. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes three courses plus coffee and tea. Jacket required for men; no jeans, please.

Sarah Treul Roberts is assistant professor of political science specializing in American political institutions, with an emphasis on the U.S. Congress and courts. She earned her B.A. in political science and psychology from Wellesley College and her M.A and Ph.D. (both in political science) from the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include the voting behavior of U.S. senators, bicameralism, and state delegations in Congress. She is currently working on a project analyzing how a decline in state economic interests has contributed to polarization in Congress. Some of Truel’s publications include “Assessing Strategic Voting in the 2008 US Presidential Primaries: The Role of Electoral Context, Institutional Rules, and Negative Votes.” Public Choice, 161(December 2014): 517-536, with D. Sunshine Hillygus; “Competitive Primaries and Party Division in Congressional Elections.” Electoral Studies, 35(September 2014): 140-149, with Caitlin E. Jewitt; and “Indirect Presidential Influence, State-level Approval, and Voting in the U.S. Senate.” American Politics Research, 40(March 2012): 355-379, with Caitlin E. Dwyer.